Mickey Rourke ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ Exit: Actor Addresses Behavior

Mickey Rourke isn’t pretending to be surprised that he was asked to leave Celebrity Big Brother house. On Sunday, the U.K.-based reality series shared footage from when the actor was confronted about his “inappropriate language and instances of unacceptable behavior,” which he owned up to with a few deflections.

“I stepped over the line, and I take responsibility for doing the wrong thing. Because I lost my temper, and I’ve been trying to work on it my whole life,” Rourke said. “And I wish I would have had better self-control. I’m very sorry. I’m ashamed of myself for losing it for a few seconds there.”

The specific instances referenced in his eviction included “threatening and aggressive” language towards housemate Chris Hughes and “inappropriate sexual language” towards Ella Rae Wise, which Rourke claimed he wasn’t aware of. “Nobody got touched or hurt, or maybe some feelings got hurt, or maybe others have feelings about someone getting upset,” he said. “But, you know, I’m just sorry about that.” Rourke said at the end of his exit interview that he intended to leave the day prior, but wasn’t chosen. “I’d like to leave now, actually,” he said.

His departure from the series comes after he was issued a warning that “further language or behavior of this nature could lead to you being removed from the Big Brother house.” The notice followed an “offensive and unacceptable” interaction with Jojo Siwa in which he asked her if she was interested in boys or girls, to which she responded, “Girls. My partner is non-binary.” Rourke then said, “If I stay longer than four days, you won’t be gay anymore.”

Rourke followed this with a number of homophobic comments, including one instance when he exclaimed “I need a fag” — British slang for a cigarette — while heading to the smoking section, but then pointed to Siwa and said, “I’m not talking to you.” This came in addition to his competition strategy, which including a goal to “to vote the lesbian out real quick.”

“I apologize. I don’t have dishonorable intentions,” he said at the time. “I’m just talking smack, you know. I wasn’t taking it all so serious. I didn’t mean any bad intentions and if I did, sorry.”